Game



- l vention consists in t inafter described an In the drawings Figure 1 is a pl ratus in accordance w1 Figure 2 1 sectional view th Figure 3 is a vi spherical playing As disclosed by paratus in rounded. Arising fr The flange 2, at sides or ends, i pressions 5, and pressions, has imp paratus which instructions to the players thereof.

To the attainment of the foregoing the inpocket loses five points.

he improvement as herea player strike that of another player whose d definitely claimed. ball rests on his station 6 an erethrough.

cludes a basel whose corners are om thebase there is a transverse lines and 29 each of the squares 3 like depression 4. In ressions 4 there are. i

in certain of the depressions there are im loses five points and numb printed characters representing naughts. his go so that player nu the center of each of its the next chance of pro ect formed with concaved desphere. All the players the base 1,-inward of the derinted thereon stations 6 in Patented Feb. 21, 1928.

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Application filed March 21, 1927. Serial No. 177,112.

UNITED STATES PATENT orrlca.

JAIES W. THOMPSON, OF WIGHITA, KANSAS.

ect is the provision of a game applayer takes his turn in the same manner as 50 afiords both amusement and above described. Any player whose play is terminated by his ball resting in the zero ld the ball of d knocks the ball .55

into a numbered pocket or a zero pocket the 30 being employed by each of the players of the starting station.

' game. The spheres as may be the sauce likewise the stations 6.. one player th finger to impar until he has scored or any other number of points decided upon .difierentl colored elastic sph the game. If the pla'yers in the p ying of the game, as herem on.

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.rail provi base or station, onto the field an 40 sions or pockets 4.

depression or pocket in the playing of :estinginthesaid tions and if any players board when his time for play which rest the elastic spheres 7 one of which it fromthe pocket and pro ec an view of a game appaplayer discontinues playing andthe number th this invention. on which the rested ball was knocked counts s an approximately transverse to the credit of the player of the rested ball.

Butif the rested ball is kno ewof one of the elastic pocket then'the player of the rested ball members employed. loses five points. For example, if number 2 the drawings the game apball, while at play strikes number 1 ball and knocks it onto a numb number 2 ball also stops continuous flange 2. The center of the base ocket, the second player is divided into squares by longitudinal and ii cked onto a zero ered pocket and the on a numbered (not the one who as pro]ected the ball) will have no credit the central portion of v and must discontinue playing, but number 1- s formed with a saucerwill count to his credit the number on which the majority of the dehis ball is knocked. But if number 1 ball has mprinted numerals but been knocked on zero the number 1 player er 2 player loses mber 3 will have ing his ball or begin from the staball be at rest on the comes he takes ts it from his are difierently colored Having described the invention, I claim so -like depressions 4 and A game apparatus comprising a base hav- The game starts by ing rounded corners and formed at its edges his sphere with. his with an upstanding continue t suflicient momentum to the base being centrally divided thelatter to contact with the intersecting longitudinal transverse l1nes,- a5 ded by the flange 2, opposite his the squares thus provided in the field being and from thence rebound formed with saucer-like d rests in one of the depresjority of which being mi The number in the said of which having zero in is scored by the player. the having right angular The player then returns his ball to his startconcaved depressions and the'said base ing station and continues'to play' as before ving marks thereon indicating stations dione-hundred (100) pointsrectlyin a line with the said depressions and eres employed with the naught or second k therein he loses his alatyfietho hell. 'lntediimonygvhereoilviv us flange, and. into a field by de ressions, the mam red. but certain arks, the flange of centrally dis- 

